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Binayak and the Big Questions By DILIP D’SOUZA Published :1 May 2011

When we ask for sacrifice but fail to deliver, it’s not hard to see why some might get disillusioned with their country.

After Bihar, M.P. says no to GM crops - by Mahim Pratap Singh

The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to prohibit any environmental
release, including field trials, of Genetically Modified Organisms
(GMOs).

In a letter to Union Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh,
Agriculture Minister Ramkrishna Kusmaria has strongly stated that due to
insufficient research on their safety and impact on human beings and
the environment, the State government has decided to ban field trials
and release of GM crops in the State unless there “is clear evidence of

Dark side of giving - by Prasad

In the past we have had brief discussions on corporate grants etc., if we should (even) unwittingly play into the white-washing of corporate misdeeds through their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. In the area of medicine, our cherished partner JSS has misgivings about taking money from Gates Foundation.

Crops of truth - Jaideep Hardikar

Jaideep Hardikar travels to the bottom of the social scale, and the women of rural south India, to discover where knowledge and wisdom about seeds are still to be found.

The first thing that catches the eye is their colour. Next, a fascinating variety.

Bhopal lowDOWn - February 2011 - From ICJB

Bhopal lowDOWn - February 2011

M.S. Swaminathan calls for ‘evergreen' revolution - The Hindu

M.S. Swaminathan calls for ‘evergreen' revolution Staff Reporter
Says productivity should be doubled or tripled using traditional methods
— Photo: Vipinchandran

Visiting Organic Farmers in the Sunderbans

Visiting Organic Farmers in the Sunderbans
By AID Kolkata Volunteers

Plachimada Coca-Cola Victims Relief and Compensation Claims Special Tribunal Bill 2011

 

To get compensation for ecological damage caused by Coca Cola unit

Whistleblowers Pay With Their Lives -- By Sujoy Dhar



NEW DELHI, Feb 22, 2011 (IPS) - On a winter evening this January, Amarnath Pandey was returning home through a low-lit alley of a suburban town in India’s heartland state Uttar Pradesh when a motorcycle-riding gunman suddenly appeared and fired at him.

"The bullet luckily missed the target and grazed my ear. I felt the searing sensation in my ear and fell down," said 55-year-old Pandey who is back from hospital but is still in a state of shock.

Scientists Warn of Link Between Dangerous New Pathogen and Monsanto’s Roundup

Scientists Warn of Link Between Dangerous New Pathogen and Monsanto’s Roundup

Urges USDA to Rescind Approval of Genetically Engineered Alfalfa

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